British Museum director quits over stolen items (Update)
The director of the British Museum said on Friday he would step down after admitting to failings in its investigation into the theft of items from its collection.
Hartwig Fischer, ...
Kremlin calls accusations it killed Wagner boss Prigozhin an ‘absolute lie’
The Kremlin said that Western suggestions Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an “absolute lie” while declining to definitively confirm his death, citing the ...
Moscow demands bigger discounts from foreign companies exiting Russia
Some foreign companies trying to exit Russia are facing a big jump in costs as Moscow is demanding bigger discounts on the price tags of assets they want to sell, ...
Russia scolds Biden for remarks on Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crash
Russia on Friday scolded U.S. President Joe Biden for expressing his lack of surprise that Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed in a plane crash and cautioned ...
On a charred migrant trail, Greek firefighters find 19 bodies
In the charred Greek landscape close to the border with Turkey, a group of blackened corpses lay amid the ashes of what was once a lush forest that offered migrants ...
What happens to Wagner mercenary group after Prigozhin plane crash?
A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the country — but ...
German economy stagnates in second quarter after winter recession
The German economy stagnated in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, following a winter recession, data from the statistics office showed on Friday.
The figure of zero ...
Russia says Ukraine fired missile towards Moscow, hit Crimea with drones
Russia said on Friday that Ukraine had fired a missile towards Moscow and attacked the Crimean Peninsula with 42 drones, one of the biggest known coordinated Ukrainian air attacks to date ...
Fashion retailer H&M to reopen most Ukraine stores
Fashion retailer H&M (HMb.ST) will reopen most of its stores in Ukraine, beginning in November of this year, the Swedish company said in a statement on Thursday.
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Cypriot firefighting team arrives in Greece as wildfires rage (Updated)
A Cypriot mission arrived in Greece on Friday to aid in firefighting efforts in the mount Parnitha area near Athens, as Greece burned for a seventh day. The flames have ...
US imposing sanctions over forced deportation and transfer of Ukraine children
The U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on 13 people and entities it said are reportedly connected to the forced deportation and transfer of Ukraine’s children, as Washington ramps up ...
Trump’s mug shot released after booking at Georgia jail on election charges
Donald Trump’s mug shot was released on Thursday evening after he was booked at an Atlanta jail on more than a dozen felony charges as part of a wide-ranging ...
UK retail sales slide by most in over two years
British retail sales fell in August at the fastest rate since March 2021 and most stores are expecting another tough month ahead, an industry survey showed on Thursday.
The Confederation of ...
Seven killed in Turkish drone strikes on PKK members in northern Iraq
Turkish drone strikes on Thursday killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) including two medical personnel, in Iraq’s northern province of Erbil, the counter-terrorism service said, as ...
Ukrainian pilots to receive F-16 training in US
The United States will begin flight training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in October, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.
The training will begin after the pilots receive English ...
BRICS welcomes new members in push to reshuffle world order
The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed on Thursday to admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates in a move aimed at accelerating its push ...
Ancient polychrome wall found in northern Peru likely over 4,000 years old
An ancient polychrome wall discovered in northern Peru is believed to be over 4,000 years old and could have been part of a ceremonial temple, according to archaeologists, offering new insights ...
Obituary: Yevgeny Prigozhin crossed Putin’s red lines with short-lived Wagner revolt
He dared to challenge the authority of Vladimir Putin. Two months later, he was dead.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, who Russian authorities said was killed in a plane crash north of Moscow ...
Russia’s Putin sends condolences to Prigozhin’s family after crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences on Thursday to the family of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin after his presumed death in a plane crash the day before and ...
Investigators trawl site of crash believed to have killed Prigozhin
Crash investigators on Thursday picked through the wreckage of a jet said to have been carrying Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin that crashed with no survivors, two months after he ...
Zelenskiy rallies Ukrainians on Independence Day, 18 months after invasion
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed his nation’s spirit and defiance in holding out against Russian forces in a rallying speech on Thursday marking Ukraine’s Independence Day.
The anniversary was ...
Turkey shocks with big rate hike to 25%, boosting lira
Turkey’s central bank hiked its key interest rate by a larger-than-expected 750 basis points to 25% on Thursday, sparking a rare lira rally and signalling a new determination to address rebounding ...
Pandemic, inflation push 68m more in Asia into extreme poverty
The coronavirus pandemic and rise in cost of living have pushed close to 70 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year, the Asian Development Bank ...
Britain will host AI summit at WW2 code-breaking centre
Britain will host a global summit on artificial intelligence at the old home of Britain’s World War Two codebreakers in November as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pitches Britain as ...